Amusement-target.



PATENTED APR. 9, 1907.

W B. SHAW. AMUSEMENT TARGET.

APPLICATION I'ILED JUNE 6, 1906.

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S. BIRD, TRUSTEE, OF EAST WALPOLE, MASSACHUSETTS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM E. SHAW, of Boston, in the county of Suffolkand State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Innrovements in Amusement- Targets, of which the following is a full,clear, an d exact description, reference being had to the accompany ngdrawings, forming part of this specification.

This invention has reference. to improvements in amusement-targets.

One object of the "invention is to so construct a target that electricalillumination of the target'may be effected as a result of the impact ofa projectile against 'a part of the 7 target.

Another object of the invention is to so construct a target of thisnature furnished with electrical exterior and interior illuminatingmeans that the exterior circuit "maybe opened and theinterior circuitclosed by the actionof a magneticallynctuated controller and an electriccircuit having a circuitclosing device adapted to be operated by theimpact of a projectile.

Other objects of the invention will appear from the followingdescription.

The invention consists in the peculiar construction of the target.

' The invention also consists in the peculiar construction of the targetand the means for illuminating the interior thereof, together with thepeculiar means for opening and closing the circuit thereof.

' The invention .also consists in atarget furnished with interior andexterior electrical illuminating means and circuits and'a switch forcontrolling said circuits.

The invention also consists in such other novel features of constructionand combination of parts, as shall hereinafter be more fully described,and pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 represents a vertical sectional view of the target with a viewof the circuitcon'trolling devices anda diagrammatic view of theelectrical circuits. Fig. 2 represents a front view-of the improvedtarget.

Similar numerals of reference designate corwith the interior electricalilluminating Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 6. 1906. Serial No. 320.898.

AMUSEMENT-TARGET.

i v Patented April e, 1 e07.

means-6. The front of the target is formed by a frame 7, mounted on theedge ofthe reflector 5 and havin a front 8, formed of foraminous materiapreferably of wirecloth. Also secured to the frame 7 is a sheet 9,preferably of material imperviousto light and having letters, Words, or.symbols cut out therefrom or rendered transparent in any suitablemanner. Through an opening in this front extends the sleeve 10, havingat its inner'end the insulated electric terminals 11 and 12 of theelectric circuit a 6. Within the sleeve is slidably mounted thecircuiteloser 13, having the stem 14 and the disk 15, which is designedto represent the bulls-eye of the target, the spring 16 acting to press.the disk 15, the stem 14, and the circuitcloser .13 outward whereby thecircuit a b is normally open between the terminals lland 12.

The circuit a 6 includes anelectric battery and the coils of the magnet17,

located at a distance from the target and preferably mounted on thevertical support 18, on which is pivotally mounted the armature 19,having the projection 20 and connected at its lower end by thetension-spring 21 with some fixed part of the support, th1s springexerting a' strain on the lower part of the armature 19 to swing theupper portion thereof away from the magnets.

Pivotally mounted on the support 18 is the lever 22', having the notchedend 23, ada ted to engage beneath theprojection 20 on t e armature 19,whereby this end of the lever 22 is normally. held in the depressedposition. To this end of the lever 22 is'secured the drawing wire or roe 24, which may lead to any convenient point, while to the end 22 of thelever 22 is secured the Weight 25, which when the notched end 23 isreleased from the projection 20 of the armature MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNORTO' CHARLES draws'downward the end 22of said lever. The links 26 and 27are pivotally connected with the end portions of the lever 22' andrespectivly with the connecting-rods 28 and y 29, which are in turnpivotally connected with the operating-lever 30 of any suitable electricswitch of which a simple form is herein shown. This lever 30 is securedto the shaft 31, rotatably mounted in the bearing 32 of the switch-plate33, which plate is mounted on the support 18 and having thecircuit-closers 34 and 3S insulated from each ner; I The plate 33 isalso furnished with the electric terminals 36 37 and 3839.

5 The arms of the electric circuit a: y extend from the generator G orother source of electric energy through an ordinary knifeswitch S, thearmy of said circuit being connected with the terminals 36 and 37, Whilethe arm 0: extends to and through the lamp 6 within the target to theterminal 39. From the. arm w a half-connection a2 is made by a conductorleading through the exterior or.

room lights 40 40 to .the terminal 38. 1

I With the circuit-closer 34 in the position 'shown in the drawings theelectric circuit m 'y is com lete between the terminals 37 and 38, and eectric current is supplied to the exterior or room lights 40 40, so thatthe face 8 of the target is illuminated while the circuit a: y is openbetween the terminals 36 and 39. If now the bulls-eye or disk 15 isushed inward, as by the impact of a roject- .1le, the circuit a]; willbe complete by the- '2 5 contact of the circuit-closer 13 withterminalsll and 12. The magnet 17 will be energized by the electriccurrent and will attract the armature 19, thus disengaging theprojection 20 from the end 23 of the lever 22 and 30 permitting theweight 25 to draw downward the end 22 of said lever 22. By means of theconnections between the levers 22 and the latter lever will be swung torock the shaft 31 and to swing the circuit-closer 34 out 35 of contactwith the ter'minals37 and 38, the

circuit-closer 35 being at the same time swung into .contact with theterminals 36' and 39, whereby the circuit a y is completed between theseterminals and electric current. 4 is supplied to the interior lamp 6,while the.

exterior lamps 140 40 are cut out of circuit.

Therays of light from the lamp-6 will illumi-- nate the transarentportions of the sheet 9, and this'illurmnation will ap ear to bepar-' 4 5 ticularlyfieffective through t e sudden extinguishing of theexterior or room lights. "-In practice itis intended that thetransparent lettering 61'. symbols on the sheet 9 shall be" of anentertaining or humorous nature.

5'0" While I prefer to utilize both the exterior and the interior villuminating means, it is evident that the exterior lighting-circuit maybe omittedwithout departing from the spirit of this invention. f It isalso evident that the 1 action of the armature 19 may be utilized otherin anyordinaryand well-known manfor any suitable purpose other than thatherein set forth.

- I do not limit myself to the particular shape of the target hereinshown, as it is evident that theface of the target may be of any desiredsha e and that the compartment back of said face may be ofany suitableshape and construction. V

Having .thus described my inlyention, I

A claim as new and desire to secure/by Letters Patent '1. A targetcomprising a compartment having a foraminous face, anelectric lamp cuitsfor supplying current to said lam controlling means for said circuit, ane ectric-- circuit closer movably mounted in the face of the target, anelectric circuit having terminals adapted to be closed by saidcircuitcloser, a magnet in said latter circuit, and means normally heldin the inoperative position by the armature of said magnet for operatingthe controller for the lighting-circuit.

2. A targeticomprising a face, a circuitcloser movably mounted on saidface, .an electric circuit including terminals, adapted to be closed bysaid circuit-closer, and a mag-' net, an'armature for said magnet, anelectric c1rcu1t exterior to the target and includingelectrically-operated devices, a controller forcloser for said terminalsmovably mounted on the face of the target and having a part adapted to"receive the impact of a projectile, as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in-presence of two witnesses.

- WLLLIAMv E. SHAW.

- Witnesses.

HENRY J. MILLER, l

PHYLLIS TONER.

;mounted in the compartment, electrical cir-

